March 23, 1999
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Northwestern women's tennis team received a No. 23 national ranking from the ITA today. The doubles tandem of senior Laura Guignon (St. Louis, Mo./St. Joseph's Academy) and junior Katherine Nasser (Arlington Heights, Ill./John Hersey) moved up the rankings from No. 50 to No. 31.
Also today, the Wildcats dropped a 7-2 decision to No. 5-ranked Stanford. They will next play at Arizona on Thurs., March 25, beginning at 2 p.m. CST.
#23 Northwestern at #5 Stanford
Taube Family Tennis Stadium - Palo Alto, Calif.
Stanford 7, Northwestern 2
Singles
1. Marissa Irvin (S) def. Katherine Nasser (N) 6-2, 6-0 2. Teryn Ashley (S) def. Shannon Duffy (N) 7-6, 6-3 3. Laura Guignon (N) def. Gabriela Lastra (S) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 4. Lauren Kalvaria (S) def. Colleen Cheng (N) 6-4, 6-1 5. Jennifer Heiser (S) def. Lia Jackson (N) 7-5, 7-5 6. Jennifer Lutgert (N) def. Keiko Tokuda (S) 7-6, 6-3Doubles
1. Irvin/Ashley (S) def. Nasser/Guignon (N) 8-5 2. Lastra/Kalvaria (S) def. Cheng/Jackson (N) 8-2 3. Heiser/Tokuda (S) def. Duffy/Leigh Weinraub (N) 8-4Updated Records: Northwestern 6-4, Stanford 14-2